DUSHANBE, November 22, 2011, Asia-Plus — AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) announces completion of a four-year the ACCESS Project: HIV/TB Collaborative Activities in Central Asia.
According to AFEW Office in Tajikistan, the final roundtable to discuss the main achievements and results of the project will take place in Khujand, the administrative center of the Tajik northern Sughd province on November 25.
AFEW initiated the ACCESS Project: HIV/TB Collaborative Activities in Central Asia in an effort to provide holistic and patient-centered health and psycho-social services to those most at risk in the region. This initiative has represented a comprehensive and integrated response to HIV and HIV/tuberculosis (TB) co-infection in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The activities outlined in AFEW’s ACCESS Project focused on two main directions. The first priority was to improve the quality, range and distribution of HIV services available within the target region, largely through the introduction of the client management service model. Secondly, activities focused on issues related to HIV and TB co-infection and facilitating the co-ordination of services between vertically separated and isolated health- and social care agencies.
The ACCESS Project has been implemented under financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) is a Dutch, non-governmental, public health organization working in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) to reduce the impact of HIV among vulnerable populations.
Founded in the Netherlands and launched on December 1, 2001, AFEW is considered an international authority in the field of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in EECA, a part of the world that is still largely ignored by major international aid organisations. AFEW is the only non-governmental organization operating in EECA that was specifically created to address HIV in the region and advocates to make the epidemic a priority in the social and political discourse and to stimulate prompt and appropriate action.
